Florent Malouda admits he has found a new lease of life under Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari. "He knew me before he came to Chelsea," Malouda said. "He tried to use my qualities, to go back to simple things. With this work every day in training, the confidence has gone up.

"With confidence you can try things and be free in your mind. He wants me to be free in my mind because when you change to a new country you have to clear your mind to express yourself on the pitch. That is why most of the foreign players, when they come here, it is difficult.

"I'm really enjoying myself on the pitch. We have the results and we are doing our best to please the fans. We had the result but looked at Liverpool's win - we know this season it will be really difficult."